21.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.9
संभवो विभवश् चैव न शून्यस्योपपद्यते संभवो विभवश् चैव नाशून्यस्योपपद्यते
saṃbhavo vibhavaś caiva na śūnyasyopapadyate saṃbhavo vibhavaś caiva nāśūnyasyopapadyate
The line
Arising, passing away and just, not in a compound: empty, syopa (स्योप), and padyata (पद्यत), arising, passing away and just, not in a compound: not empty, syopa (स्योप), and padyata (पद्यत).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव). Arising and passing away. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + na (न) + śūnya-syopa-padyate (शून्य-स्योप-पद्यते) + saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + na (न) + aśūnya-syopa-padyate (अशून्य-स्योप-पद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śūnya-syopa-padyate (शून्य-स्योप-पद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: empty, syopa (स्योप), and padyata (पद्यत). Read it from the end |
| saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aśūnya-syopa-padyate (अशून्य-स्योप-पद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: not empty, syopa (स्योप), and padyata (पद्यत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). vibhavaḥ (विभवः) is passing away. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. śūnya-syopa-padyate (शून्य-स्योप-पद्यते) is a compound: empty, syopa (स्योप), and padyata (पद्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). vibhavaḥ (विभवः) is passing away. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. aśūnya-syopa-padyate (अशून्य-स्योप-पद्यते) is a compound: not empty, syopa (स्योप), and padyata (पद्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
aśūnya-syopa-padyate (अशून्य-स्योप-पद्यते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). The line joins them as caiva. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). The line joins them as caiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) and vibhavaḥ (विभवः).